Thimble



Dec. 1, 1925. 1,563,954-

J. M. BARTON THIMBLE Filed May 9, 1925 gwuemto Patented Dec. l, 1925.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. y

JOSEPH M. BARTON, OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

THIMBLE.

Application fled' May 9, 1925.' Serial No. 29,132;

T o all whom it may cof/wcm y Be it known that I, JosErH M. BARTON, a citizen of the United. States., residing at Tulsa, in the county of Tulsa and Stateof Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Thimbles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved thimble especially designed for use when embroidering or preparing other needle work and one object of the invention is to provide a thimble which can be conveniently worn upon the tip of the linger and which will present an enlarged disk-like surface against which a piece of goods may beplaced so that the goods may be embroidered. without the point of a needle pricking or otherwise lacerating the finger when passed through the material.

Another object of the invention is to provide a thimble, the head of which is so shaped as not only to provide a good working surface but which will tend to guide the point of the needle upwardly through the material after penetrating the same.

Another object of the invention is to provide a thimble in which the head will extend circumferentially beyond the body portion of the thimble and thereby provide a shoulder about the body portion so that the goods may be drawn tight across the outer surface of the head. This permits the characters to be embroidered on the material to be neatly made.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure l is a perspective view showing the improved thimble applied to a hand;

Fig. 2 is a view showing the thimble as it would appear when viewed from the under face of the head, and

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the thimble taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The thimble maybe made from any suitable material but will preferably be formed of glass, hard rubber, celluloid or any other material which can be easily molded. The body portion l in some ways resembles an ordinary thimble and is provided with a pocket 2 which extends longitudinally of the body and is shaped, as shown in Fig. 3, so that the body portion of the thimble may be placed upon the tip of the finger, as shown in Fig. l, and fit tightly thereon. The body portion is curved longitudinally, as shown in Fig. 8,an`d at its forward or outerend ,is provided with a head 3 'preferably'in the shape of a disk. Thehead V3 is of'greater diameter than the body portion ,l ,and is disposed at an incline longitudinally of the body so that, when the thimble is in use, the head may be disposed at such an angle with respect to the hand that the goods to be embroidered may be held tightly in engagement with the outer surface of the head. The goods may be held in flat engagement with the outer surface of the head by being gripped between the thumb and finger or, if so desired, a rubber band may be placed about the goods so as to draw the goods tight upon the head with a portion of the goods extending beneath the head and held against a shoulder 4 on the body of the thimble. It should also be noted that the outer face of the head is arcuate in cross section. The outer face, therefore, forms a segment of a sphere. By having the outer face of the head curved, as shown in Fig. 3, the needle can be passed through the goods and very easily guided outwardly at the desired point. There has, therefore, been provided a thimble which can be worn in the ordinary manner and conveniently used when embroidering initials or other characters upon a piece of goods.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A thimble comprising a body formed with a finger receiving socket leading from one end, and a work-engaging head of disklike formation carried by the other end of said body and having a smooth work engaging outer surface, said head being of greater diameter than the body and extending in overhanging relation to the sides of the body to form a work engaging under surface.

2. A thimble comprising a body formed with a linger receivingsocket leading from one end, and a work-engaging head of disklike formation carried by said body at its other end, and of greater diameter than the body and extending in everhanging relation to the sides of the body to form a work engaging under surface, said head having a smooth outer work-engaging surface arcuate in cross section.

3. A thimble comprising a body adapted to fit upon a finger, and a worksengaging head carried by said body and having a greater diameter than the body and disposed at an incline longitudinally of the body and lfiaving a smooth Work engaging outer surace. c.

4. A thimble comprising a body adapted to fit upon a finger, and a Work-engaging head carried by said body, said body being cylindrical in cross section and curved longitudinally and said head being 'of disk form and disposed at an incline longitudinally of the body and having a greater diameter than the body to provide an outstanding annular Harige about the body. y 5. A thimble comprising a body adapted.

to fit upon a finger, and a Work-engaging lieadicarried by said body, said body being cylindrical in cross section and curved longi* tudinally and said head being formed as a disk having a greater diameter than the body and disposed at an incline longitudinally of the body, the outer Work-engaging surface of the head being arcuate section. f c y A Y In testimony Whereo'I aiixmy. signature.

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